Pilots in helium-filled balloon land safely in Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Two pilots in a helium-filled balloon landed safely off the coast of Mexico early Saturday after an audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean that…
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Romney’s exit unleashes race for donors among 2016 hopefuls
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Mitt Romney’s exit from the presidential campaign has unleashed a frenzy of fresh fundraising and set off a new race for the backing of…
Vatican hits sour note with women, but progress may come
By NICOLE WINFIELD A new Vatican outreach initiative to listen to women hit a sour note before it even got off the ground: The sexy blonde on its Internet promo…
Iraqi libraries ransacked by Islamic State group in Mosul
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SAMEER N. YACOUB When Islamic State group militants invaded the Central Library of Mosul earlier this month, they were on a mission to destroy a familiar…
Test of gun finds only DNA of deceased Argentine prosecutor
Testing of the pistol used to kill a prosecutor who had leveled incendiary charges against Argentina’s president has found traces of DNA only belonging to him, the lead investigator in…
After 150 years, Confederate submarine’s hull again revealed
By BRUCE SMITH A century and a half after it sank and a decade and a half after it was raised, scientists are finally getting a look at the hull…
Cost pressure intensifies for Southern Co. nuclear plant
By RAY HENRY The delays and cost overruns are piling up for a new plant in Georgia that was supposed to prove nuclear energy can be built affordably. Instead, the…
Final charge dropped against Detroit cop in fatal raid
A judge has dismissed the last charge against a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a raid in 2010. Assistant prosecutor Rob Moran said Friday that…